ThePeople’s Champ has finally come to a decision about his new mediapartner starting with his upcoming fight with Brit Ricky Hatton thisMay 2. Manny Pacquiao proudly announced on TV Patrol World last night that he is indeed returning to ABS-CBN.

Also on Showbiz News Ngayonlast night, host Kris Aquino said that she talked to Jinky Pacquiao,Manny’s wife via text message and she said that her husband reallywanted to go back to ABS-CBN and he was the one who made efforts tomake the network his media partner once again.

Solar Entertainment Corp. said it will seek legal remedies if itsexclusive contract with Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao isbreached.Enrique dela Cruz, Jr., legal counsel for Solar Sports, said this in an interview aired on Pacquiao's media partner, GMA-7.The lawyer for Solar also warned "third parties against tortiousinterference" with this contract. Dela Cruz specifically named ABS-CBNduring the interview as one of the parties "na pinakialaman niya yungisang valid contract."As of posting, Bong Osorio, head of ABS-CBN Corp. Communications,said the company will later be issuing a statement in response toSolar's threat to sue ABS-CBN.Pacquiao announced his decision to give ABS-CBN exclusive coverageof his fights in a statement aired Wednesday over at "TV Patrol World."“Pagkatapos kong pag-isipan, mabuti nilapitan ko ang ABS-CBN atnagpagpasyahan ko pong makipag-partner muli sa kanila,” said Pacquiao.“Sarili ko itong desisyon,” he added. “Sa ABS-CBN mapapanood nyo ang laban ko kay Ricky Hatton at iba ko pang laban.”Solar, however, insists that its contract with Pacquiao’s MP Productions is still in effect.

'Delayed payments'In a text message to ANC, Solar said that Pacquiao “granted to SolarEntertainment the exclusive rights to the audio-visual presentation ofall bouts of Manny Pacquiao from 07 May 2007 to 06 May 2011.”Solar added that “Manny Pacquiao’s attempt to rescind the License Agreement without any factual or legal basis is ill-advised.”It also warned third parties against interfering with their agreement with Pacquiao, which was dated May 7, 2007."Solar shall avail of all its legal remedies to the fullest extentagainst any undue breach of and/or tortious interference with theLicence Agreement," the Solar statement concluded.Meanwhile, according to a report on GMA-7’s “Unang Hirit,” Solar said that it has yet to talk to Pacquiao about his decision.It was also revealed in the report that Pacquiao has sent Solar aletter stating, "This is to inform you of the decision of theundersigned to rescind the subject contract, effective immediately.Despite repeated demands, SOLAR has failed to fulfill its obligation topay the undersigned the stipulated fees for the subject rights.”Pacquiao’s letter to Solar also noted that "the partial paymentbelatedly made yesterday is proof of the undue delay by SOLAR in theperformance of its obligation.”